The Portlander is definitely a surprise. For the price, I don't know if I've come across a more pleasant, clean, handy, freeway-accessible hotel in years, if ever. There's a lot of 'activity' in the surrounding area, but this place is an oasis from all that when you need a break from I-5. It's a truck stop, but you'd never know from the style and comfort of the updated rooms. Restaurants, bars, a movie theater, convenience store, laundry, are all attached.